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Dancing Goddess

Busy busy day!! But this whole week have have gotten so much done for our bakery. Today started with a meeting with our contractor –

Every time we meet we get so much more nailed down. Things will really be picking up on Monday! I came up with the idea of turning a random power pole into an archway – and our project manager’s sketch brought it to life!

After our meeting we went to Lowes to pick out some paint samples

It seems overwhelming, but if you know what colors you want, the process isn’t bad!

We want grey, green and orange.

And I’m digging Oatbran, Organic Garden and Orange Maple!

We hurried home and I had a snack because I had a date with Faith tonight. Ambrosial muesli (Goji, hazelnut and apricot!) in milk. Raw oats are delicious!

Want to zoom in on my new SPOON!? I am obsessed with all-things-Etsy and when I saw a similar spoon on HEAB last week I had to have it stat! It’s from WoodenHive’s shop, and she can customize the spoon with anything you want. I have 2 others to debut later this week!

My date with Faith was to a yoga + movement studio downtown to try out Dance Asana – which is a dance | movement | yoga class.

The class so different from anything I’ve done in the past 10 years! It took me right back to dance class of elementary school. Lots of “across the floor” combinations, group circles, funny moves with our hands and hips. It was quite hilarious!!!

We left totally embracing the inner goddess. I had a good time, but I didn’t really break a sweat, and to be honest, I don’t think I’d go back for $15 a class. But if it were a free class, I’d definitely go back just for fun!

As we left the studio, I rolled out with Faith in the passenger seat and knew something was not right.

I HAD A FLAT TIRE!

Now I know many of you are thinking that I drank a Fat Tire – because I do love beer!

So in case you missed it – the tire on my car was flat 🙂

And I only wish it looked that nice! Instead it was rainy and dark and muddy!! I quickly parked in a 2-hour spot and Faith and I debated what to do. I have AAA and Matt was on the way to pick us up. But the super-amazing Tate decided he wanted to save the day and showed up to put on my spare so I could drive to the shop.

Then I drove to our auto repair shop a mile away and was able to put my key in the drop box along with a form. Hopefully the repair will be short and sweet. I first remember feeling my tire do something weird when I was in Richmond, so I sure hope I didn’t drive 60 miles on a deflating tire!

Thankfully Matt was home making soup for dinner, so the night ended well!

He made a delicious Split Pea, Sweet Potato and Ham soup! It used a cured pork side he picked up from The Organic Butcher this afternoon. SO GOOOOOODDDDDDDDDDD!

Matt’s notes:

Split Pea, Sweet Potato and Ham soup

Ingredients

2 carrots, chopped

2 celery, chopped

1 medium sweet potato, cubed

3 cloves garlic

1 cured pork side

1C split peas

5C water

Instructions

Sautee carrots, celery and sweet potato in some oil for 5-10 minutes until tender.

Add garlic and cook for a couple minutes more until brown.

Add all other ingredients, bring to boil, and simmer for 45-60 minutes until peas are soft and creamy. Add salt and pepper as desired, as well as any spices.

Love your color scheme! My kitchen is orange and people thought I was crazy to paint it such a bright color, but it makes me so happy! And I’ve gotten nothing but compliments since it’s done. Hope it makes you smile too!

Sorry to hear about your flat tire — when I learned how to drive that was the first thing my dad taught me to do — I’ve only had to do it once (in the dark in the middle of winter) and it wasn’t so bad!

The dance/yoga/movement class sounds awesome. That would be RIGHT up my alley!

The paint samples…that can be soooo overwhelming but i know you always have a CLEAR vision of what you want on things like that. And it’s interesting, sounds like your color palate for the store is going to be similar to your color palate on your blog…orange & green!

Btw, random question..do you use any photo editing software like Lightroom or Photoshop?

Ok was about to pony up 3 big ones for it but wanted to make sure it was worth it.

I am assuming it clearly is, given your photos 🙂 And hopefully fast/easy because I remember your earlier post today saying you did the whole thing in 10 mins??!!! Not sure if you run ALL pics thru lightroom but anyway…yeah, gonna order it…

I love those colors! So bright and vibrant- full of life! I cant wait for your Great Harvest to open! I love the one here in Bozeman, MT so much 🙂 Also, flat tire should be my middle name…for real, it ALWAYS happens to me!

Too funny, I got a flat the other night and texted my friend to tell her I couldn’t give here because of my flat tire…she responded “Nice, enjoy your night!”….I was confused by her answer, but when I called her the next day she said she thought I said Fat Tire and was having too good of a time to call. Great minds think alike 🙂

Sorry about the flat though, no bueno! I am just bummed I have to pay money for a new tire!

Geeze, that’s one flat tire. Typically, tires don’t go that flat immediately, so you probably were right when you thought you felt something wierd when you were in Richmond. I am so happy you were safe in returning. It is very dangerous to drive on even a deflating tire. Just goes to show you to stop and check your vehicle regularly and especially if you think something feels funny.

Enjoying hearing updates about progress on the bakery. Colors will look wonderful.

Ugh…sorry about the flat! I’m honestly *expecting* one soon, due to the horrible pot holes in all of the New England roads. I hope I have a big bowl of split pea soup to warm up to if I ever do get that flat. 😉

Sorry about the flat tire! They’re such a pain in the butt. At least you had Tate to help out and make the process a lot less painful. And that must have been so nice to come home to a dinner cooked by Matt! As much as we like to say we don’t need to rely on men, they sure can be handy to have around. 😉

Orange,green and gray are my absolute favorite colors. I painted my kitchen in Ryegrass (Sherwin Williams), my study in Dark Palomino, and my third bedroom/exercise room in Roasted Squash (both of those in Valspar). My next project will be painting my bedroom some shade of gray. My neighbor jokes that I have the most colorful house on the block, and I chose to take that as a compliment. 🙂 Good luck with the continuing construction on your new business!

Oh, and I’m a first time commenter and long time reader. I grew up in Rock Hill so it was fun to read about Winthrop and Charlotte on your blog.

It looks like the bakery is coming along nicely! I can’t wait to see what it looks like when you have completed everything. I bet it will be amazing! I love that spoon! Such a creative idea! Sorry about the flat tire! I hate when that happens!

Love the design and colors. I just got done purchasing $50 in gift cards for $25 to the local Great Harvest, can’t wait to go on a shopping spree! The soup looks delicious and how fun is that spoon! I may have to get a couple for my kids and one for myself of course.

I love your color choices for your bakery! We are doing virtually the same colors for our baby boy’s nursery, except we are doing browns, oranges, and greens instead of the greys. Wish I lived close enough to visit when you open!

LOVE the colors, warm, inviting, and FUN! Also can’t wait to try the soup…simple and satisfying looking, which is what we are ALL about in our house! Glad you tried a new fun dance class (I’m a dance instructor) and major props for getting yourself out there to try new ways of working out!!